With notable experience in commercial and investment arbitrations, Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP's team is able to leverage the expertise of the firm’s specialists in cross-border commercial and financial litigation, investigations, fraud, asset tracing, and data and cyber breaches. Laurence Winston acts for blue-chip companies, banks and asset-based lenders in arbitrations; Gordon McAllister is ‘particularly valued for his strategic judgement’; Edward Norman assists with ICC, LCIA, CIArb and ICDR arbitrations; and Edmund Northcott is ’great for difficult, high-value arbitrations’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ’An effective fighting force for international arbitrations of all kinds.’

  • ‘What is striking is not only the knowledge and technical ability of individual practitioners, but also how effectively they combine and work together as a team, which they plainly relish.’

  • ‘The full range of skills on offer in both handling the conduct of the dispute tactically, unraveling the issues, and deploying evidence and expertise to maximum advantage.’

  • ‘Recommended very highly to clients.’

  • ‘Laurence Winston is terrific. Clever, relaxed, wise. Seen it all before.’

  • ‘Gordon McAllister is particularly valued for his strategic judgement, as well as his manner in dealing with the issues at the heart of a dispute.’

  • ‘Edward Norman is outstanding forensically, and a tough and persuasive advocate.’
  • ‘Edmund Northcott is extremely clever - great for difficult, high-value arbitrations.’

Practice head

Laurence Winston; Gordon McAllister

Other key lawyers

Edward Norman; Edmund Northcott; John Laird; Lauren Blanchard